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Two systems of spatial representation underlying navigation

Authors: Sang Ah Lee, Elizabeth S. Spelke

Published in: Experimental Brain Research | Issue 2/2010

Abstract

We review evidence for two distinct cognitive processes by which humans and animals represent the navigable environment. One process uses the shape of the extended 3D surface layout to specify the navigator’s position and orientation. A second process uses objects and patterns as beacons to specify the locations of significant objects. Although much of the evidence for these processes comes from neurophysiological studies of navigating animals and neuroimaging studies of human adults, behavioral studies of navigating children shed light both on the nature of these systems and on their interactions.

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Title: Two systems of spatial representation underlying navigation
Authors: Sang Ah Lee
Elizabeth S. Spelke
Publication date: 01-10-2010
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: Experimental Brain Research / Issue 2/2010
Print ISSN: 0014-4819
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1106
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00221-010-2349-5

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Two systems of spatial representation underlying navigation

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